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Roseville >Gretchen, >My information states that there is absolutely no difference in waste >between the two systems. Also I have been informed that the majority >of the waste consists of items that should have never been placed in the >recycle bl.n in the first place. Claims that 30% is thrown out with > single sort is hogwash. Interestingly enough, flyers making these >claims have been unsigned and do not have a phone number or address. >Any recycling vender is an exclusive vendor in that we sign a contract >with one company, and they carry out the service for the contracted >time. At the end of the contract, we either retain them or get someone else., >The reason we have them buy the carts p rsua us buying them is so we can easil y switch providers. >The claim that you need two competing bids in order to purchase > sompthing works fine provided that the service is offered by multiple >companies, or that the service or item is not copyrighted or patented. >This is not always >the case. There is absolutely no problem with signing a contract for a > service that does not have a direct competitor at the moment. We >simply base the value of the service off of similar options and make a >j udgment call. If we tabled every bid for a service that did not have >a competitor, then you would have no water, sewer, or about a dozen or >more items that you probably would not want to do without. >I don't know where you have received your information, but I would Challenge the source and demand proof to back up their claims. >Thanks, >Mayo r John Ky syl yc zyn >3883 Victoria Street >Roseville, MN 55113 >johnk@usfamily.net >Home office: 651- 484 -1384 >Cell: 651- 398 -533' w >----- Original Message---- - > From ; Gretchen Asmus se >Sent : Wednesday, September r 2003 12-ROB PM >To: Mayor John Kysylyczyn >Cc: craig0456 @attbi.com; tom.kough @ci.roseville.mn.usr >dmaschka @gwest.net; gregoryschroeder @comcast.net{ > city.council @ci.roseville.mn.us >Subj ect : RE: dissapprove single sort. >Dear Mayor: >In keeping with your request for the basis of my opinion, allow me to >be more specific about why I am opposed to changing the current >Rosevi lle recycling grogram to a single sort system: >As I understand it in the single stream recycling program more of the >waste is excluded from recycling whereas in the current arrangement of >two sort system only about 5% is last_ So, effeciency of recyclying is >one element that ought to be considered. If the single sort program >cannot best the current program them it should be rejected. >As I understand it, only one company, Waste Management, is offering to >become an exclusive vendor of single sort recycling to the City of >Roseville. Good business would suggest that a competing vendor be >found. Standard business bidding practices require at least two > competing bids. Without competing bids the City Council should table >the matter, PA